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Future of Information
Technology
Employment
Globalization
Skill Commoditization
Hiring Decisions made via
Telephone or Internet
Increasing
Specialization
Must "Hit The Ground Running"
Shorter Technology
Lifecycles
Increasingly,
your location
doens’t matter
You are now a
global competitor
Pressure on to
have the best
knowledge and
tools available..
But when it does
matter, you must
be able to arrive
at a moments
notice
Hiring is done
via telephone
Experts are
preferredYou must
establish
yourself as an
expert
Never allow yourself to become a commodity!
Over time most
skills end up this
way
ensure you are
working in a new
area that is not
well understood
operating
systems
databases
application
programs
networks
need to "remake
yourself" more oftenfrom 5 years to 3
from 3 years to 1
finally, it's
flexibiltiy that
pays
You must master 2 or
more of these areas
The more jobs
advertised for a
particular skill,
the more of a
commodity the
skill set
When hired, you
are productive
your first day
Raises the bar
for screening
You must
answer
questions that
indicate
productivity on
day one
Enter the
"interview
questions"
review
Commodity skills
are lowed paid
Trust is gone
Establish trust by
any means
Publish a book
Continuous IT Employment IT Employment Perspectives
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